Protonex Technology Corp. announced that it has been awarded a $3.5 million contract with the US Army Research Office to develop a 250W portable fuel cell power source which the company claims is significantly smaller, lighter, quieter and more efficient than alternative battery or generator systems. The system will include a methanol reformer and will […]
Delta Electronics Inc. announced that it has successfully completed the development of a certified and cost effective assembly process for the manufacturing of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules, a new solar cell technology that boasts greater than 35% efficiency. Collaborated with Spectrolab Inc., who originally developed the underlying technology, Delta aims to "enable wide availability of […]
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., in a joint operation with East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc., has installed its first PowerTap™ hydrogen generation system. This system is in successful operation at East Penn’s Distribution Center in Topton, Pennsylvania. Hydrogen generated by the PowerTap system at Topton is powering a fleet of fuel cell-powered forklift trucks. This system […]
SunEdison announced that the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), SatCon Technology, and Xantrex Technology will join the company in support of the adoption of utility industry standard ANSI C12. The adoption of the ANSI C12 at the inverter level by January 2009 will standardize detailed system level output reporting for solar photovoltaic power plants and […]
Trina Solar Ltd. announced that it has successfully tested the capabilities of its newly installed cell line. Trina Solar anticipates that it will launch its 50MW cell line in the beginning of April 2007. The company will continue to ramp up its cell line capacity throughout 2007 and is expected to reach a target capacity […]
Applied Materials, Inc. announced that it has been selected by Moser Baer India Ltd. to develop and install in New Delhi, India, what the companies claim is the world’s first Generation (Gen) 8.5 Thin Film Solar Module Production Line. This first Gen 8.5 line will manufacture photovoltaic (PV) solar modules using ultra-large 5.7m2 substrates (2.2m […]
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. reported its financial and operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Product sales revenues for the quarter ending December 31, 2006 were $321,300. While less than anticipated, the shortfall was, according to the company, made up during January and February of this year, and total sales for the 4-month […]
DCS Energy, a division of DataComm Services LLC, announced the release of the DCS Energy Miser, which is installed on a home’s...
First Solar, Inc. announced that Bruce Sohn has joined the company as President. Sohn was formerly a senior executive at Intel Corp. and has served on the Board of Directors of First Solar since 2003. He will report to Mike Ahearn, Chief Executive Officer of First Solar. "Bruce’s extensive experience managing large organizations, growing operations […]
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) announced that it no longer requires an ac disconnect switch on inverter-based solar systems when the home or business has a self-contained electric meter. Most customers of the electric utility have this kind of meter. SMUD took this action to help reduce the costs of solar systems and increase […]
Pacific Fuel Cell Corp. is pleased to announce the opening of a 24,000 square foot plant in Willoughby, Ohio to produce fuel cell components. Initial production of bipolar plates is scheduled to begin shortly. The first two press machines, including an 800 ton compression press machine, have been installed and are being tuned up. Initial […]
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced that it is considering a plan to charge fleets of battery-powered cars overnight with wind energy and to allow consumers to sell back some of the stored electricity during the day. In addition to reducing oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from standard cars, the plan could help stoke […]
The Green Grid, a non-profit consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems, announced the completion of its formation, membership structure, technical charter, and made available three new white papers. The collective viewpoint of Green Grid members is that energy efficiency in the data center is the most significant issue […]
The juwi Group announced that construction on a 40MW solar generation power plant is under way at a former military base in the Saxon region of Germany. According to Matthias Willenbacher, cofounder and CEO of the juwi group, the total surface area of the planned photovoltaic (PV) installation is comparable to about 200 soccer fields. […]
Silicon Valley Solar announced that they have finalized an agreement with ErSol Solar Energy AG that will ensure the supply of high efficiency cells to support the development and early production stages of the company’s Sol-X2 internal concentrator solar modules. "We’re very enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with ErSol given their rapid growth and […]